The Photo That Brought Us Back: An Adoption Story About Second Chances and Family

to give, even after a loss. It is a choice to show up. It is a promise we keep on ordinary days.

At the door that night, Althea thanked me for coming. The rain had lifted. The air smelled like wet earth and a fresh start.

“I have thought of you often,” she said. “When Daniel asked why he did not have a father, I told him his father lived in heaven. The continue reading …